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Giacalone s lawyer, Christian Morris, argued in a civil lawsuit that MedicWest Ambulance negligently treated her allergic reaction.
The lawsuit was seeking more than USD 60 million in damages for medical expenses and emotional suffering.
Las Vegas: A jury has awarded USD 29.5 million to the family of a woman who was left brain damaged after being treated for a severe allergic reaction by an ambulance service in Las Vegas in 2013.
Then-27-year-old Chantel Giacalone went into anaphylactic shock after biting into a pretzel infused with peanut butter while in Las Vegas for a convention, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday.